Airbag deployment induced paediatric cervical injury following a car accident

A 12-year-old girl was involved in a 50 km/h motor vehicle accident that resulted in the deployment of both airbags. She was a front seat passenger well restrained by a three-point seatbelt. The driver (his father) was uninjured but the patient complained of a stiff and painful neck. On arrival in t...

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Published inPAMJ clinical medicine Vol. 3; no. 102
Main Authors Akhaddar, Ali, Bahi, Mohammed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published PAMJ 01.07.2020
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Abstract A 12-year-old girl was involved in a 50 km/h motor vehicle accident that resulted in the deployment of both airbags. She was a front seat passenger well restrained by a three-point seatbelt. The driver (his father) was uninjured but the patient complained of a stiff and painful neck. On arrival in the emergency room, she was alert and hemodynamically stable. Physical examination showed swelling and excoriation of the skin over the anterior cervical area and mandibular region (A). Neurological examination results were normal except for torticollis and neck pain. Cervical spine radiography showed no abnormality except the loss of cervical lordosis. She was admitted for observation and was discharged ten hours later with a cervical collar and symptomatic drugs. At 15-day follow-up visit, the patient had no neck pain, and the neurological examination finding was normal. Airbags drastically reduce both morbidity and mortality from crashes, but a wide range of injuries has been reported as a result of direct contact of hot gas with facial skin and energy transmitted directly from the airbag system to the child´s head and neck. This device may cause ocular and facial injuries, abdomen and chest trauma, upper extremity injuries, and cervical spine lesions especially in pediatric populations. All children below 12 years of age or less than 40 kg of weight must not occupy the front seat passenger. Airbags may induce injuries that vary from minor to fatalities whatever the impact velocities. Practitioners should be aware about lesions induced by airbag deployment.
AbstractList A 12-year-old girl was involved in a 50 km/h motor vehicle accident that resulted in the deployment of both airbags. She was a front seat passenger well restrained by a three-point seatbelt. The driver (his father) was uninjured but the patient complained of a stiff and painful neck. On arrival in the emergency room, she was alert and hemodynamically stable. Physical examination showed swelling and excoriation of the skin over the anterior cervical area and mandibular region (A). Neurological examination results were normal except for torticollis and neck pain. Cervical spine radiography showed no abnormality except the loss of cervical lordosis. She was admitted for observation and was discharged ten hours later with a cervical collar and symptomatic drugs. At 15-day follow-up visit, the patient had no neck pain, and the neurological examination finding was normal. Airbags drastically reduce both morbidity and mortality from crashes, but a wide range of injuries has been reported as a result of direct contact of hot gas with facial skin and energy transmitted directly from the airbag system to the child´s head and neck. This device may cause ocular and facial injuries, abdomen and chest trauma, upper extremity injuries, and cervical spine lesions especially in pediatric populations. All children below 12 years of age or less than 40 kg of weight must not occupy the front seat passenger. Airbags may induce injuries that vary from minor to fatalities whatever the impact velocities. Practitioners should be aware about lesions induced by airbag deployment.
Author Akhaddar, Ali
Bahi, Mohammed
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